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The Practice of Piety

Name: The Practice of Piety
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613

[36], 1031, [1] p. · 116k words · STC 1602 · ESTC S1173

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THE PRACTISE OF PIETY. › A divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning t…: A divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning the effectual merits…THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning t…: A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning the effectuall merits…

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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C. That I might confess thee before my Father, and thou mightest learn; that there is no trust in man, and that Salvation▪ proceeds of my mere mercy.

C. That I might confesse thee before my Father, and thou mightest learne; that there is no trust in man, and that Saluation▪ proceedes of my meere mercy.

:1203p. 1001

S. Lord, wherefore wouldest thou bring Peter to repentance by the crowing of a cock?¹

S. Lord, wherefore wouldest thou bring Peter to repentance by the crowing of a cocke?¹

1Luke 22.60.

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C. That none should despise the means which God hath appointed for their ⟨p. 1002⟩conversion, though they seem never so mean.

C. That none should despise the meanes which God hath appointed for their ⟨p. 1002⟩conuersion, though they seeme neuer so meane.

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